Carol Squires
gillygrrrl.bsky.social
Carol Squires
@gillygrrrl.bsky.social
Cis Queer woman, she/her pronouns. Retired after working 27 years for a municipality. Long time fat activist, disabled, reader of science fiction and dog lover.
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”

basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.

i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Wow.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Massie: "The president has been saying this is a hoax. Well, he's just now decided to investigate a hoax, if it's a hoax. And I have another concern about these investigations he's announced. If they have ongoing investigations, those documents can't be released. So this might be a big smokescreen."
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."

—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Republikkkans have been that way FOREVER.

IF YOU'RE PREBORN, YOU'RE FINE; IF YOURE PRESCHOOL, YOU'RE FUCKED.

- GEORGE CARLIN
July 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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July 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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How do you make the argument that feeding hungry kids is "a waste?"

And yet, that's exactly the argument that Senate Republicans made tonight.
July 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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March 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Make this go viral!

Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
March 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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That’s nothing. I found 13 contracts awarded to SpaceX since December totaling $77M. 1/
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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@aoc.bsky.social We’d like your help organizing a March on Washington to ensure protester safety and secure permits. We’re aiming for a Saturday at least two weeks out to allow for travel planning.
February 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Under oath, Kash Patel said he was unaware of plans to dismiss FBI agents before he was confirmed.

Today, whistleblowers revealed Patel was reportedly directing those dismissals. Covertly.

Yet another reason he must be rejected.
February 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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February 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.

Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Another plane crash in the U.S… a small plane on medical assignment in Philadelphia. 6 people on board & multiple injuries and burns on the ground. It crashed into a residential neighbourhood

I implore journalists covering this to push back on Trump if he tries to blame DEI. Ask the tough questions
Plane on medical assignment crashes in Northeast Philadelphia | LIVE COVERAGE
According to the FAA, a Learjet 55 departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri when it went down.
6abc.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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A database detailing Jan 6 crimes and convictions has disappeared from the Department of Justice website.

“This is a huge victory for J6ers..."
www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/p...
Trump wiped January 6 convicts’ records clean. Now his DOJ is wiping evidence of rioters’ crimes from the internet | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump this week sought to rewrite the history of his supporters’ attack on the US Capitol, a database detailing the vast array of criminal charges and successful convictions of Jan...
www.cnn.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Does anyone have a contact for Ann ? Would love to discuss with her the possibility of partnering with her to publish her cartoons exclusively on @bluesky
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.

He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.

Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Just a reminder of some of the context around the TikTok ban: In 2020, Trump tried to ban it via executive order a couple months after K-pop fans used it to organize fake signups to Trump’s Tulsa rally, which led him to publicly overestimate how large the crowd size would be.
January 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚

Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
First post to say "hi" I'm here. I'm not leaving FB right now, but I wanted to get into another community just in case they get eviler than they already are, and I decide to bounce.
November 13, 2024 at 6:51 AM